Mark Ghaly

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, April 2. Note: My colleague Ben Christopher will take over the newsletter next week while I’m on vacation. See you on April 12! Baseball season off with a swing The Golden State seemed to turn a corner on Thursday. Fans were in the stands in Oakland, San Diego and Anaheim […]

California just made it significantly easier for K-12 schools to bring students back to campus full-time — but some of the state’s largest districts and most powerful unions are pushing back, suggesting that hundreds of thousands of students may not receive daily in-person instruction this school year. Student desks should now be kept a minimum […]

Here’s what you need to know about what happens now that the state delivered 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income communities. Thirteen counties will move to a less restrictive tier on Sunday, and some businesses will reopen on Monday.

How will vaccines get into the arms of people in low-income communities? And the 40% allotment also raises questions about whether other Californians will be pushed lower on the priority list — particularly people with high-risk health conditions

¿Cómo llegarán las vacunas a los brazos de las personas en las comunidades de bajos ingresos? Y la asignación del 40% también plantea dudas sobre si otros californianos serán empujados más abajo en la lista de prioridades, en particular las personas con afecciones de salud de alto riesgo.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 23. School reopenings stubborn Every piece of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s high-priority pandemic proposals has fallen into place — except for reopening schools. Lawmakers on Monday sent a $7.6 billion relief package to Newsom’s desk, which includes $600 stimulus payments for 5.7 million low-income Californians, $2 billion in small-business relief […]

Under the new state guidelines, people ages 16 to 64 with chronic, high-risk conditions and disabilities will join older Californians, food workers and educators. But not until March 15.

Bajo las nuevas pautas estatales, las personas de 16 a 64 años con afecciones crónicas de alto riesgo se unirán a los californianos mayores, trabajadores de alimentos y educadores. Pero no hasta el 15 de marzo.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 9. School reopening deal coming Get ready for some big developments in the state’s pandemic response. At a Monday press conference, Gov. Gavin Newsom rattled off a list of big-ticket items likely to be unveiled within the next week. Here’s a closer look at what’s coming: A school reopening […]

Will California's bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious coronavirus mutations, and decision to open up the state send COVID-19 cases surging again?